A SALISBURY shop is celebrating 30 years of trading in the same spot.

Fabric Land, on Catherine Street, is marking its 30th anniversary at the end of September.

The shop, which was the second Fabric Land to open, after the Bournemouth store, is still operating out of the same premises with some of the original staff.

Senior manager Shirley Mulligan is one of those who has worked there since the beginning.

She said it was “amazing” that the shop had managed to continue trading, “especially with internet shopping and click and collect because we’ve managed to still keep going”.

Shirley put the success down to “loads of regular customers”, and the staff’s knowledge, adding: “We all sew so we can advise and help them.”

“Because weddings and vintage styles have taken off, people are making things like bunting and tablecloths and its really picked up - people are really getting an incentive to sew,” she said.

“It’s amazing and incredible to think that we have managed to still be here and have great customers who are still coming in after all this time.”

The shop has also been visited by celebrities including Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood and TV presenter and former model Katie Piper.

Shirley said the atmosphere in the shop, which employs six members of staff, is “lovely”.

“Everyone works as a good team and the girls themselves have been here quite a long time, so the customers know the staff and a lot of them are more like friends.”

Shirley’s own daughter, Aurora, has worked at the shop for 10 years and is now a manager after starting as a Saturday girl.

Aurora said the shop had done well to keep trading despite online businesses taking off, but said: “You can’t touch fabric online, so this is much easier and it’s nice to be able to come in and get advice as well.”

Shirley and Aurora want to thank all of Fabric Land’s customers over the past three decades.

Between September 27 and 30 the shop will be offering 30 per cent off to customers to celebrate its anniversary, as well as handing out sweets and chocolate.